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Tracing-The-Journey-Two-Thirds.Pdf TRACING THE JOURNEY TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TWO THIRDS GENDER PRINCIPLE TRACING THE JOURNEY: TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TWO THIRDS GENDER PRINCIPLE © Centre for Rights Education and Awareness (CREAW) Permission is required to reproduce any part of this publication. Please contact: Centre for Rights Education and Awareness (CREAW) P.O. Box 35470 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya CREAW photographs are copyrighted and are not to be reproduced in any medium without obtaining prior writ- ten permission from CREAW. Design by: Dennis Hombe “Let us all work to break down the barriers that prevent women from being elected into political offices” Hon. Martha Karua Party Leader, NARC-Kenya TABLE OF CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS 4 FOREWORD 5 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 9 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 10 PART I: THE CONTEXT 12 PART II: A NEW DAWN 18 PART III: THE PATHWAY 22 PART IV: JUDICIAL INTERVENTIONS 38 PART V: INSIGHTS FROM PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE ON THE CHEPKONG’A BILL 46 PART VI: REFRAMING THE CONVERSATION 55 REFERENCES 60 ANNEXURE 61 ABBREVIATIONS AG: ATTORNEY GENERAL CAJ: COMMISSION ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE CIC: COMMISSION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONSTITUTION CIC: CONSTITUTION IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE CMD: CENTRE FOR MULTI-PARTY DEMOCRACY FIDA: FEDERATION OF WOMEN LAWYERS COK: CONSTITUTION OF KENYA CREAW: CENTRE FOR RIGHTS, EDUCATION AND AWARENESS CRAWN: COMMUNITY ADVOCACY AND AWARENESS TRUST CWRS: COUNTY WOMEN REPRESENTATIVES IEBC: INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION KHRC: KENYA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION KNCHR: KENYA NATIONAL COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS LSK: LAW SOCIETY OF KENYA MCA: MEMBER OF COUNTY ASSEMBLY MP: MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT NGEC: NATIONAL GENDER AND EQUALITY COMMISSION PWDS: PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TWG: TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP WEL: WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT LINK FOREWORD In Article 81, the Constitution of Kenya states that “the electoral system shall comply with the principle that not more than two-thirds of the members of elective public bodies shall be of the same gender”. But implementation of the principle (popularly referred to as the two-thirds gender rule), has been fraught with challenges. The post 2010 experience of getting the relevant law enacted began with a debate on whether the principle should be implemented before or immediately after the first general elections under the new constitution. In this regard, Hon. Mutula Kilonzo developed the Constitution of Kenya Amendment Bill of 2011 to provide for post-election nomination of such number of women necessary to meet the two-thirds gender principle. However, this bill lapsed without being debated. Wangechi L. Moegi Towards the end of the Supreme Court deadline, women Executive Director leaders and civil society organisations became apprehensive Centre for Rights Education and Awareness that the two-thirds gender law would not be enacted within the stipulated timeframe. The women therefore moved to the High Court seeking to compel the Attorney General to publish the bill, which the court directed to be done within 40 (forty) days. The Constitution of Kenya Amendment Bill (2015), popularly known as the Duale I Bill, was thus published and tabled in parliament for debate. However, it failed to go through. As a consequence, the 11th parliament failed to meet the Supreme Court deadline of 27th August 2015. However, parliament activated the provision of Article 261(2) of the COK which allowed it to extend the deadline for enactment of the law by one year. Ironically, whereas parliament failed to raise the necessary numbers to pass Duale Bill I, it was able to raise a similar majority to extend the timeline! When the one year extension lapsed, parliament again failed to pass the bill. This meant that by 27th August 2016, parliament had spent all constitutional timelines without enacting the two- thirds gender law. In September 2016, CREAW and other human rights organizations moved to court seeking to challenge the failure of parliament to pass the law. The National Gender and Equality Commission and the Law Society of Kenya joined to support the case. The High Court, in its judgment delivered in March 2017: a) Found that parliament had failed in its constitutional and legal duty to pass the two- thirds gender law. b) Determined that such failure occasioned a violation of women’s rights and the Constitution. c) Directed parliament to enact the law within 60 (sixty) days from the day of judgement. d) Noted that if parliament failed to pass the law, any public spirited person could petition the Chief Justice to advise the President to dissolve parliament. In 2012, the Honourable Attorney General, Prof. Githu Muigai, approached the Supreme Court for an advisory opinion seeking to know whether the principle would be required to be implemented in the 2013 general elections. The Supreme Court allowed parliament a grace period of five years, meaning the law would have to be in place by 27th August 2015. Subsequently, the Office of the Attorney General and the National Gender and Equality Commission established a Technical Working Group (TWG) in 2014 to develop a formula for implementation. Members of the TWG were drawn from constitutional commissions, Law Society of Kenya, and civil society organizations. The TWG generated eight proposals but ultimately settled on a post-election mechanism that required an amendment to the Constitution. The 60 (sixty) days lapsed without parliament doing its duty. Aggrieved by this turn of events, the petitioners wrote to the Chief Justice, Hon. David Maraga, in June 2017, requesting him to advise the President to dissolve parliament as directed by the High Court and required by the constitution. It remains unknown whether this happened since the Chief Justice had not responded to the letter by the time of this publication. Ultimately, the 11th parliament completed its term without having passed the law or being dissolved. TRACING THE JOURNEY TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TWO THIRDS GENDER PRINCIPLE 1 Following the gazettement of the results of the 2017 general elections, the composition of the 12th parliament fell below the constitutional threshold of not more than two-thirds of either gender, which would have required that there be at least 117 women in the National Assembly and 23 in the Senate. Because the National Assembly has 23 women elected in single constituency seats, 47 elected county women representatives (CWRs) and six nominated women bringing the tally to 76, it has a deficit of 41 to fulfil the constitutional requirement. In the Senate, three women were elected, 16 nominated by parliamentary political parties and two nominated (one to represent the youth and the other to represent persons with disabilities). Thus the count for the Senate is 21 hence a deficit of two. Aggrieved by this shortfall, CREAW and the Community Advocacy and Awareness Trust (CRAWN TRUST) moved to the High Court in August 2017 to challenge the constitutionality of parliament based on its composition. The Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA Kenya) filed a separate but related case. The two petitions were consolidated and are still pending hearing. The National Gender and Equality Commission and the Law Society of Kenya joined to support the case. In February 2018, parliament jumpstarted the process of enacting the two-thirds gender law. As a consequence, the High Court directed the petition to be mentioned in January 2019 to allow parliament time to enact the legislation. The purpose of this publication, therefore, is to highlight these political and legal developments towards implementation of the two-thirds gender principle. Important to note is the lack of political will towards the goal. Secondly is the outright disobedience of court orders by parliament. Thirdly is the flagrant impunity the legislature is showing by continuing to operate yet it is unconstitutional. Passing the two-thirds gender law is a matter of constitutional compliance, yet parliament has made it a matter of political choice. I hope that this publication will be a useful quick reference on the post-2010 journey towards the implementation of the two-thirds gender principle. 2 Centre for Rights Education and Awareness - CREAW ACKNOWLEGDMENTS The Centre for Rights Education and Awareness (CREAW) would like to recognize the hundreds of women and men who have dedicated their time and resources to ensuring constitutionalism in Kenya and pursuing actualization of the two-thirds gender principle provided for in the Constitution of Kenya 2010. The development of this publication was made possible through the concerted efforts of Mr. Steve Ogolla (legal expert and advocate of the High Court) with the support of Veronica Komutho, Mercy Jelimo, Joshua Ayuo and Wangechi Wachira from CREAW. CREAW further appreciates the valuable contribution from our partners especially during the validation of this journal. We wish to specifically recognize the input from Hon. Martha Karua, Hon. Judith Sijeny, Professor Wanjiku Kabira and Ms Joyce Majiwa. CREAW would like to specially acknowledge the financial support from Forum Syd through the Wajibu Wetu Programme Phase 1 that made the development, printing and dissemination of this publication possible. CREAW also acknowledges Mr. Okumba Miruka for editing the publication. TRACING THE JOURNEY TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TWO THIRDS GENDER PRINCIPLE 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The implementation of the two-thirds gender principle must be understood in the context of the search for broader political inclusion for women. The principle is firmly entrenched in the Constitution of Kenya 2010. This makes its implementation a matter of constitutional compliance rather than choice as the justification was already debated and settled in the constitution making processes. This publication, divided into five parts, documents the milestones in the quest for its implementation. Part I reflects on the historical and systematic marginalization of women through distinct social and legal imperfections that relegated women to the periphery of public political life. Since the objective of this publication is to trace the post-2010 journey towards implementation, the historical context is highly summarized just to recapitulate on the justification for women’s inclusion in political positions.
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